Improvement in cultivators



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tiuited we@ W filler/@r fwgw @tw l tant @mail @time WILLIAM R.BLANCHARD, OF HERTFORD, NORTH CAROLINA.'

Letters Patent No. 86,205, dated .Tamm/ry 26, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT 1N cULTIvA-rons.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thelama- To all whom it muy concern;

Be it known that I, WILLIAM It. BLANCHARD, of Hertford, in the county ofPerquimans, and State of North Carolina, have invented a new andimproved Gnltivator and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable thoseskilled in the art to make and use the same,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 is avertical longitudinal section ofmy improved cultivator, taken through the line :t x, fig. 2.

Figure 2 is a top 0r plan view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved implement forcultivating corn, and other crops planted in rows, and which shall be soconstructed as to be easily and quickly adjusted for the differentpurposes for which it may be used, and so as to dh its work well and Itconsists in the construction and combination of the various parts, ashereinafter more fully described.

A are the plow-beams, to the rear parts of which are attached thestandards B and handles C.

To the lower ends of the handles C and standards Bare attached thehorizontal bars D, having downwardly-projecting heels or guides, d',attached to or formed upon the rear ends of their lower edges, as shownin fig. l. v

The forward ends of the bars D are bent inward, at the angle at which itis desired to have the Scrapers stand, said bent or inclined ends havingholes formed through them to receive the bolts, by which the scrapers Eare secured to said bars.

The bars D are still further secured in place, and strengthened by therods F, the lower ends of which are securely bolted to the forward partsof the said bars D, and the upper' ends of which pass through the beamsA, to which they are secured by nuts.

The scrapers E consist of a wooden plate, e, made in the desired form,and the lower part of-the forward side of. which is faced with a steelplate, e2, while its upper part is faced with sheet-iron, el.

The Scrapers E are secured to the inclined ends of the bars D by boltsand nuts, and are so arranged that their points or forward ends may beraised a little, so that their lower edges may incline downward fromEach beam, handle, and scraper thus form an independent single scraper,and may be used alone if` desired. l

The beams A, handles O, and standards B, are adjustably connectedtogether by the rods G, to one end of which rods one of the said beams,handles, and standards are secured, by a stationary collar formed uponthe said rods, and resting against the inner sides of the said beam,handle, and standard, and by nuts screwing upon the ends of said rods,upon .the outer side of said beam, handle, and standard, as shown'in ii.2.

- The other beam, handle, and standard are secured in place upon theother ends of the rods G, by nuts placed upon 'the said rods, upon eachside ot` the said beam, standard, and handle, as shown in iig. 2, sothat the said beams, standards, and handles may be readily adjustedcloser together; or further apart, by simply moving the said nuts.

H is a horizontal cross-bar, the ends of which pass through mortises inthe ends of the beams A, so that are moved in or out in adjusting them.

I I is the swingle-tree, which is pivoted to the bar H by the bolt J,which passes down through the centre of the said bar and saidswingle-tree, as'shown in the drawings, and is further secured in placeby the clevis or strap M, as shown in g. 1.

The lower end of the bolt J is supported against the `draughtfstrain bythe .brace-bar K, through the forward end of which the Vsaid boltpasses, and through an eye or hook, formed upon the rear end of which,the forward connecting-rod G passes.

The upper end of the bolt J is supported against the draught-strain bythe brace-rods L, through 'the forward ends oi' which the said boltpasses, and through slots in the rear ends of which thel upper ends ofthe rods F pass, so that the rear ends of the said bracerods may besecured by the same nuts by which the beams A are secured to the saidrods F, as shown in figs. 1 and 2. s

The rear ends of the rods L are slotted, to enable their lengths to beeasily adjusted to the'difierent positions of the beams A, as they aremoved towards or from each other.

It will be observed that the left-hand handle is made shorter or lowerthan the other, and is bent or inclined to the left, to enable theoperator, when weeding the at the side of .the row of plants. f

It will4 also be observed that, when weeding the crop, the weeds anddirt are thrown from the plants, the forfarther from the plants, as maybe desired. 1

It will be also observed that when itis desired to Ythrow the soiltowards or around the stalks of the plants, the beams A, handles C, andstandards B may be moved towards each other, until the inner or forwardends of the scraper-s may meet, so that, as the cultivator is drawnbetween two rows, it may throw the soil around the stalks oi' both ofsaid rows.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Thecombination of the draught-bar H, bolt J, brace-rod K, and slottedbrace-rods L, with the beams A, and rods F, substantially as hereinshown and delscribed, and for the purpose set forth.

tion of the beams A, standards B, handles C, horizontal bars l),adjusting connecting-rods G, Scrapers E, rods F, draughtebar H, bolt J,brace rod K, and slotted brace-rods L, with each other, substantially asherein shown-and described, and for the purposes set forth. The abovespecification of my invention. signed by me, this 12th-dayof September,1868.`

Witnesses: WILLIAM R. BLANCHARD.

TIMOTHY MORGAN, JAMns C. Surxsnn.

the said beams may slide upon the said bar, as they.

crop, to conveniently hold the cultivator while walking ward ends orpoints being adjusted to run nearer'` to orl 2. An improved cnltivator,formed by the combina-V

